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PRR DR4-4-15 9591
Title:  PRR DR4-4-15 9591
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Photo Date:  8/20/1957  Upload Date: 9/16/2021 9:00:32 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Unknown
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Locomotives:  PRR 9591(DR4-4-15)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
PRR 9722, BF-16, 1959
Title:  PRR 9722, BF-16, 1959
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 March 1959. Shown here about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9722 and #9592. #9722 is a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in March of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. #9592 is a BF-15 constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in June of 1964. In this context, this A-A set is powering a fully-loaded mineral train down the Allegheny Mountains on its way to the Eastbound Receiving Yards in Altoona. Brush Mountain dominates the distance. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  3/23/1959  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 9:45:26 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9722(RF-16A) PRR 9592(DR4-4-15)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
PRR 9593, BF-15, 1960
Title:  PRR 9593, BF-15, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Cresson, Pennsylvania, during February of 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9593 and #9592. Both are BF-15's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, and retired in June of 1964 after just 15 years of revenue service each. ("Stoneborobranch"; #8 of 20)
Photo Date:  2/2/1960  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 6:29:21 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9593(DR4-4-15) PRR 9592(DR4-4-15)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1950
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1950
Description:  Here is a builder's photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and three more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9700 was built in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1950  Upload Date: 6/21/2020 1:06:52 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1950
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1950
Description:  Here is a builder's photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and three more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9700 was built in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1950  Upload Date: 6/21/2020 1:05:31 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, c. 1950
Description:  Here is a photo by H.W. Pontin. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9700 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The name of the railroad enthusiast pictured at the left, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #10 of 15.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 5/25/2022 11:28:51 PM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1957
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1957
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two "Shark" B-units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A built in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #9 of 20)
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 7/27/2020 7:14:20 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, #1 of 2, 1957
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, #1 of 2, 1957
Description:  Kern. Here is the first of two duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Fred Kern that were taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service. In this context, this A-B-B set is passing under four-track Signal Bridge #1142 with a long string of empty hoppers on their way back to the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain dominates the distance.
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 1/30/2021 7:17:16 PM
Location:  Perdix, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1957
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1957
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Marysville, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9700 and two "Shark" B-units whose road numbers are not recorded. #9700 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. This A-B-B set has just crossed the Susquehanna River via the Rockville Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way to Altoona and points West. ("Stoneborobranch"; #45 of 56)
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 9/15/2020 8:02:54 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, #2 of 2, 1957
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, #2 of 2, 1957
Description:  Kern. Here is the second of two duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Fred Kern that were taken near View, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-B set is rockin' 'n' rollin' with a long string of empty hoppers on their way back to Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  10/21/1957  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 10:08:04 PM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1963
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1963
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Toledo, Ohio, on 7 March 1963. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Baldwin DR4-4-15 #9700, 1500-hp, at Toledo, Ohio." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9700 and two more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A built in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-20).
Photo Date:  3/7/1963  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:38:34 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  1568   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1964
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9700, #2014-B, #9700-B, and #2012. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2014-B is BF-16 built in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9700-B is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2012 is BF-16 built in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a 100-car coal train destined for Enola and points East. Visible in the immediate background are at least eight cabin cars and PRR engine #7923, an ES-12 built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. Several ALCo road switchers are on the move and will soon pass the Juniata E&M Shop on the far right.
Photo Date:  1/12/1964  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 11:55:02 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15) PRR 2014-B(RF-16A) PRR 9700-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 2012(RF-16A) PRR 7923(SW1200)
Views:  2732   Comments: 0
PRR 9700
Title:  PRR 9700
Description:  Photo by Al Chione
Photo Date:  6/5/1964  Upload Date: 6/5/2009 2:06:37 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Ryan Kertis
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  2226   Comments: 0
"Horseshoe Curve," Page 6, 2006
Title:  "Horseshoe Curve," Page 6, 2006
Description:  Here is a photo by Gary R. Zuters. It was included in a 24-page booklet entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve" that was published in 2006 by The Railroad Press, page 6. Partial Caption: "The Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania, called them RF-15's, but the rest of the world called them 'Sharknoses' for obvious reasons. Here, a perfectly matched set of A-B-A sharks led by class unit #9700 is thundering uphill with a freight in April 1959." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by Baldwin. #9700 is a BF-15A built in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  1/1/2006  Upload Date: 12/15/2017 4:13:55 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  498   Comments: 1
PRR 9701, BF-15A, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 9701, BF-15A, c. 1956
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9701 and a "Shark" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9701 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 2/23/2018 8:30:20 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9701(DR4-4-15)
Views:  611   Comments: 0
PRR 9739, BF-16, 1964
Title:  PRR 9739, BF-16, 1964
Description:  4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1964. Shown here are PRR engines #9739, #2008-B, and #9701. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9739 and #2008-B are BF-16's built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9701 is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are stopped just short of the 4th Street Bridge, awaiting orders to pull a mixed-cargo freight train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Visible on the right is Altoona's one-track loading and unloading facility for TrucTrain flatcars. Photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  9/23/1964  Upload Date: 10/1/2016 1:28:25 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9739(RF-16A) PRR 2008-B(RF-16A) PRR 9701(DR4-4-15)
Views:  1262   Comments: 1
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9702 and two more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. #9702 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:26:38 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  313   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9702 and two more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. #9702 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:27:35 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here is the front end of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9702, a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:28:38 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here is the front end of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9702, a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965. It's flanked on the left by coal-burners, and on the right by oil burners!
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:30:08 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1956
Description:  Zak. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Martin S. Zak. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9702 and another "BF" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9702 is a BF-15A built in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 4/15/2020 6:35:19 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
PRR 9552, EH-15, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 9552, EH-15, c. 1960
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of four Pennsylvania Railroad diesel electric locomotives that were built by four different manufacturers: #9552, #9702, #9627, and #9492. #9552 was built by GM-EMD as an EH-15 in December of 1948, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later converted to an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1964. #9702 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965. #9627 is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company during December of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. And #9692 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse during October of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  7/7/1960  Upload Date: 12/23/2018 1:42:51 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9552(F3A) PRR 9702(DR4-4-15) PRR 9627(FA2) PRR 9492(CFA16-4)
Views:  1036   Comments: 1
PRR DR4-4-15 9703
Title:  PRR DR4-4-15 9703
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/16/2021 9:05:02 PM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9703(DR4-4-15)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
PRR DR4-4-15  9704
Title:  PRR DR4-4-15 9704
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1956  Upload Date: 9/16/2021 9:07:06 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Bert Pennypacker
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Locomotives:  PRR 9704(DR4-4-15)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
PRR 9705, BF-15A, 1958
Title:  PRR 9705, BF-15A, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1958. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9705, an unidentified Baldwin-built "B" unit, and #9737. #9705 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965. #9737 is a BF-16 constructed by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. They're about to pass under the State Route 53 Bridge with a train of empty hoppers bound for the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  9/13/1958  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 7:49:45 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9705(DR4-4-15) PRR 9737(RF-16A)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
PRR 2005, BF-16, 1962
Title:  PRR 2005, BF-16, 1962
Description:  12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 24 September 1962. Shown here are PRR engines #2005, #9705-B, and #9724. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2005 and #9724 are BF-16's built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9705-B is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are stopped in front of the Altoona Passenger Station, while the crew awaits permission to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West..
Photo Date:  9/24/1962  Upload Date: 10/13/2016 12:24:12 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 2005(RF-16A) PRR 9705-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 9724(RF-16A)
Views:  1394   Comments: 0
PRR DR4-4-15 9706
Title:  PRR DR4-4-15 9706
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/16/2021 9:05:59 PM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9706(DR4-4-15)
Views:  169   Comments: 0


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